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12Michael Sun 19-Apr-20 07:08:32

Prime Minister Boris Johnson started lockdown on the evening of 23rd of March 2020 ?
On the 5th April he was admitted to hospital after 10 days self isolating with the Corona Virus ?
On the 6th April he is in intensive care with deteriorating symptoms ?
The Queen addressed the nation at 8pm on 5th April ?
Excel now known as NHS Nightingale and will be a hospital for up to 4,000 patients, most of whom are on ventilators. Similar venues being used in cities across the country. Opened by Prince Charles at 11am on 3rd April ?
Community support groups established, to support the vulnerable, elderly, immunocompromised and people in enforced isolation due to exposure, in their community ????
Petrol ⛽️ price close to home ? was £1.02.
Schools closed on Friday 20 March. ?Remote learning in place ?
Self-distancing measures required ☹️
Tape on the floors at grocery stores ❌ and others to help distance shoppers ? (2 mtrs) from each other.
Limited number of people inside stores, therefore, lineups outside the store doors ?
Non-essential stores and businesses mandated closed ? People who can work ??‍???‍? from home ?
Parks ? trails, entire cities ? closed or restricted to locals only in their bubble.
Entire sports ⚽️ ? ? seasons cancelled.
Olympics postponed to 2021. ??⚫??
Concerts ? tours ? festivals ?? entertainment events ? cancelled ?
Weddings ???? family celebrations ? holiday gatherings ?‍?‍?‍? even funerals ⚰️ cancelled ?
No masses, churches ⛪️ and mosques are closed ?
No gatherings of 50 or more, then 20 or more, then 10 or more. Now, Don't socialize with anyone outside of your home bubble ⚗️
Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, and all other TV networks are on in every home daily now ?
Children's outdoor play parks are closed ?
We are to distance from each other. Shortage of masks ? gowns ? gloves ? for our front-line workers.
Shortage of ventilators for the critically ill ? in many parts of the world.
Refrigerated trucks for the dead outside hospitals in the USA ?? Italy ?? Spain ?? China ?? and more.
Panic buying ? sets in and we have limits on toilet paper ? disinfecting supplies, paper towels, staple foods ? hand sanitizer ? Flour is hard to get because the packaging comes from China ?? and borders are closed ?
Manufacturers ? distilleries and other businesses ? switch their lines to help make visors, masks ? hand sanitizer ? and PPE ?
Fines are established for breaking lockdown rules ?
Stadiums ? and recreation facilities overseas open up for the overflow of Covid-19 ? patients.
Public Park ? areas turned into caravan parks for stranded tourists to self isolate ?
Press conferences daily from the PM ?‍♂‍ and other government ? officials. Daily updates on new cases, recoveries, and deaths ⚰️
Government ? incentives to stay home. Barely anyone on the roads ?
People wearing masks ? and gloves outside ?
Essential service workers are terrified to go to work ?? ??‍⚕‍ ??
Medical field workers ??‍⚕‍ are afraid to go home to their families ?‍?‍?
142,195 deaths globally so far.
This is the Novel Coronavirus ? (Covid-19) Pandemic, WHO declared March 11th, 2020.
Why, you ask, do I write ? this status?
One day it will show up in my memory ? feed, and it will be a yearly reminder that life is precious and not to take the things we dearly love for granted ?
We have so much! ??
Be thankful. Be grateful ?
Be kind to each other - love one another - support everyone ?
We are all one! ❤????????
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Oopsadaisy3 Sun 19-Apr-20 07:37:52

Let’s hope they add some of the good things that have come out of this, I know they are few and far between, but voluntary groups, Captain Tom, thousands of people helping each other.

vampirequeen Sun 19-Apr-20 11:13:55

Your friend has a point. We need to remember this time. It's easy to forget that we're not invulnerable just because we live in the developed world.